In the Greek myth of Pandora, Prometheus’s gift of fire to humanity leads Zeus to arrange Pandora’s creation.
Prometheus is a Titan associated with forethought and with the protection of humankind. In the best-known version of the story, he steals fire from the gods and gives it to humans. Zeus responds by devising a punishment that affects humanity as a whole, not only Prometheus.
That punishment takes the form of Pandora, who is fashioned by Hephaestus and equipped with gifts from several gods. She is sent to Prometheus’s brother Epimetheus, whose name is associated with afterthought. Prometheus warns Epimetheus not to accept anything from Zeus, but Epimetheus accepts Pandora.
The fire episode and Pandora episode belong to the same Hesiodic account, but they are separate events. Fire is not one of the things released from Pandora’s jar. It is the earlier divine gift that helps explain why Zeus wants to introduce a new source of suffering into human life.